Shooting with the Hasselblad SWC

[Riccis]

@Riccis. Which flash did you use for the wedding shots? Do you mount it on the camera?

Originally I was using a Hasselblad (hammehead) but now just use a regular Metz as it is much smaller. I mount the flash on the cold shoe, put the viewfinder on my pocket and peek through it every once in a while if I need a reference but as you know the SWC is so wide that a vf is not needed many times.

Cheers,

 

[ChrisN]

Originally I was using a Hasselblad (hammehead) but now just use a regular Metz as it is much smaller. I mount the flash on the cold shoe, put the viewfinder on my pocket and peek through it every once in a while if I need a reference but as you know the SWC is so wide that a vf is not needed many times.

Cheers,

Bravo!

Raid - yes the mags are very easy to load. Instructions from the Butkus site here.

 

[bigeye]

I like the chimney because it has pretty good magnification as does the WLF. The PM 45 works, too. Most any finder will. Not sure what the advantage of the (expensive) RMFX is.

- Charlie

 

[Riccis]

New wedding work shot on the SWC... I love this camera so much!

Cheers,

 

[Therobbstory]

After nearly a year, I'm really beginning to fall in love with mine.


Self Portrait in Downstairs Bathroom by TheRobbStory, on Flickr


In Our Backyards After the War by TheRobbStory, on Flickr


Frost Diner | Warrenton, VA by TheRobbStory, on Flickr


Frost Diner | Warrenton, VA by TheRobbStory, on Flickr


Another Man's Best Friend by TheRobbStory, on Flickr

Once I managed to wrap my head around the concept of zone focusing, I embraced shooting without a viewfinder. Often, I'll mount a thyristor flash to the hotshoe for a little fill flash. I'd like to employ this on the street a bit more in the coming months.

 

[leicapixie]

i have always lusted after this camera!
The best snapshot box in the world.
Price has always separated me from my true self..
For those who have and shoot, ENJOY BIG TIME.
The pix of wedding, by Riccis, outstanding

 

[literiter]

I bought my 53 year old SWC from a friend, very reasonably, as a bit of a beater. A few days with David Odess sorted it out.

I would never have thought of this as a snapshot camera...but of course it can be anything you want it to be. There is a little distortion with the stove, for some reason
but the floor above does sag a bit. A sign says "No more than 25 persons".

This is the fist time I've been the McDougal Memorial United Church. Built in 1873.
http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=8788

 

[mfogiel]

SWC is simply a benchmark. As to flash mounting, you might have a look at this solution:
http://www.google.it/imgres?imgurl=...a=X&ei=nbR3UIfmFafg4QSZuICAAw&ved=0CBoQ9QEwAQ

It looks, like he made a custom attachment, with the VF inside and another hot shoe on top.
I would have thought a side torch with a rail would be simpler.

Here are a couple of recent shots:

MF20121509 by mfogiel, on Flickr

MF20121412 by mfogiel, on Flickr

 

[Therobbstory]

Variation on a theme:

104°F by TheRobbStory, on Flickr

 

[Pirate]

 

[kosta_g]

well I just bit the bullet and bought one... a late swc/m... should arrive in a week or two.
I have several rolls of tmax 400 awaiting it's arrival... (this means you'll see some leica stuff up for sale from me shortly!)

nervous and very excited!

 

[raid]

Congratulations. I got mine recently.

 

[Rob-F]

Some great shots here! In addition to all that's been said, it's an easy camera to hand-hold. If I brace my elbows against my sides for steadiness, the SWC finder comes right up to my eye height. At the last second before exposure, I shift my eye to the bubble level to make sure the camera is level, and press the button. And it is compact and easy to have along.

 

[emraphoto]

i really thought i was going to gel with the SWC but i couldn't get down with the finder.

the achilles heel in what could be the perfect camera in my books

 

[raid]

I am still a newbie with the SWC.

 

[Film dino]

Ergonomics would be improved if the shutter button were on the front of the camera next to the lens - like other Hasselblads- instead of on the top next to the finder.

 

[Godfrey]

I had a 903SWC. Loved it. Sold it in 2004 to extend my digital kit, which is where my work was going at that time.

Now I get a longing when I see one. Maybe next year I'll hunt up another. ;-)

G

 

[kosta_g]

I've got a couple of rolls to develop, but so far I think this camera is the bomb. very fun to use. It will be tricky to try and master, but fun to use.

 

[Godfrey]

I bought one too. Have yet to put some film through it. January was a loss due to sickness and work. :-(

This month will be different.

G